Bali retirement visa: what the retirement KITAS requires in 2026
The Bali retirement visa is usually the retirement KITAS for foreigners 55 and older, but income thresholds differ across recent sources. Official con…
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Arsyid Muhamad
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Bali visa for Indians: what the 30-day VoA and e-VOA cover
Indian travellers to Bali can usually use Indonesia’s 30-day Visa on Arrival or e-VOA for tourism, provided their passport is valid for at least 6 mon…
Denpasar language: what people speak in Bali’s capital
Denpasar is a multilingual city: Indonesian is the main everyday language, Balinese remains widely spoken locally, and English is commonly understood…
Perth to Denpasar: how long the flight takes and which airlines fly it
Perth to Denpasar is a frequent nonstop route into Bali, with multiple airlines, daily departures and flight times around 3 hours 40 minutes to 3 hour…
Sydney to Denpasar: what the route means and how the flights work
Sydney to Denpasar usually means SYD to DPS, a direct Australia–Bali air route with multiple nonstop carriers and several daily departures, plus one-s…
Canggu Immigration Detains Foreign DJs and 402-Day Overstayer
An updated Sept. 27 report identifies the permits held by three foreign nationals detained over suspected DJ work in Canggu. A Nigerian detainee had o…
Bali Police Seize Gold-Melting Equipment in Denpasar Investigation
Bali Police investigators searched Divine Gold Shop and PT Emas Now in Denpasar and seized records, electronic devices, gold-melting equipment and saf…
Gianyar Reports 9,834 Cattle Vaccinated Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Gianyar officials reported 9,834 cattle vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease by Sept. 14. Farmer education and livestock-movement monitoring will…
Russian National Reported Missing Near Pecatu’s Tanjung Mebulu
A 40-year-old Russian national was reported missing near Tanjung Mebulu in Pecatu. Rescuers searched after a motorcycle and helmet were found near Kar…
Bali Governor Koster responds after Guruh Soekarnoputra dies
Mohammad Guruh Irianto Soekarnoputra died in Jakarta at 73 on Saturday. Bali Governor I Wayan Koster expressed condolences as PDI Perjuangan ordered s…
Bali Deports French National After 100-Day Overstay
A 22-year-old French national identified as YGB was deported from Bali after a 100-day overstay. The case comes amid tighter scrutiny of foreign natio…
Bali Approves Revised 2026 Budget With Smaller Deficit
Bali’s legislature approved the revised 2026 budget on Sept. 25, lowering the projected deficit to Rp739,409 billion (about US$46.5 billion) while rai…
Karangasem truck driver dies after alleged attack by employer
A truck driver from Karangasem died after suffering burns in an alleged attack by his employer. Police said the criminal case will continue after the…
Ngurah Rai Immigration stops foreign national with cocaine and two passports
Ngurah Rai Immigration stopped JFD from leaving Bali after officers found 0.2 grams of cocaine in a passport and identified Irish and South African tr…
Commission III Reviews 161 Cases During Bali Police Visit
Commission III visited Bali Police on Sept. 25 to review law enforcement. Officials said foreign nationals were suspects in 161 cases involving 182 pe…
